Ain't No Doubt

"Ain't No Doubt"
Single by Jimmy Nail
from the album Growing Up in Public
B-side "What Can I Say"[1]
Released June 1992 (1992-06) (United Kingdom)
Format
Genre
Length 3:57
Label EastWest Records[1]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Guy Pratt
  • Danny Schogger
  • Jimmy Nail[1]
Jimmy Nail singles chronology
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
(1985)		 "Ain't No Doubt"
(1992)		 "Laura"
(1992)

"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
(1985)		 "Ain't No Doubt"
(1992)		 "Laura"
(1992)
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"Ain't No Doubt" is a 1992 song by English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer Jimmy Nail.

Release

Composed by Nail with Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger and Charlie Dore,[1] the song features additional vocals by Sylvia Mason-James. Six years after his debut album, Nail revived his singing career during the success of his television drama series Spender. The single is his most successful hit worldwide, peaking at number one in Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as reaching the top 10 in Flanders, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand. The song also became Nail's only hit in North America,[2][3] reaching number 58 in Canada.

Subject matter

The lyrics discuss a failing relationship, and the difference between her words and what he believes she means. In the first verse, like in the second, Jimmy Nail provides the female's line, by saying; "She says 'it's not you, it's me'", a statement which is cliched in break ups, and is usually considered to be a white lie.

During the lyrics sung by Sylvia Mason-James, in the first part of the chorus, phrases such as "I don't want nobody else, I love you", and "there won't be somebody else, and that's true", Jimmy Nail interjects with "she's lying". This line, like many others is simply spoken, not sung. The second part of the chorus claims that there "Ain't no doubt" that a "woman like you is no good for me".

The second verse has Jimmy Nail speaking the lines of the female character once more; "she says 'it's like in the song, remember? / If you love somebody, set them free?'"

After he describes her speech, he says "and then she kisses me, and somewhere I hear a door slam. So I say 'fine', and just hope that I'm a better liar than she is," exploring the idea that while she lies to try to keep from hurting him, he does so in order to 'prove' he doesn't care and to hopefully hurt her in return.

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 5
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 58
Denmark (IFPI)[8] 10
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 21
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jimmy Nail – Ain't No Doubt (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Results : RPM Weekly - "jimmy nail"". RPM. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Search results for 'jimmy nail'". Billboard. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Jimmy Nail – Ain't No Doubt". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jimmy Nail – Ain't No Doubt" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jimmy Nail – Ain't No Doubt" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1863." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jimmy Nail – Ain't No Doubt". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ain't No Doubt". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jimmy Nail – Ain't No Doubt" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Charts.nz – Jimmy Nail – Ain't No Doubt". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jimmy Nail – Ain't No Doubt". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jimmy Nail – Ain't No Doubt". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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